Music Banter Hall Of Fame: Nominations Thread

On with the show man, this one's from Zarko


Frank Zappa

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Frank Zappa Appreciation Thread (Admittedly average for a while)

There are few better rock artists who are as proficient in composing music across a variety of genres as Zappa was. And his
 
moRAB can we start putting a post limit on who can vote?

it's getting pretty fucking tedious to see people with 10, 15 posts registering their opinion when they only have a nominal interest in music to begin with.

a courtesy limit of about 100 posts would do just fine.
 
Fact Check: I nominated and wrote the nomination post for Bob Marley who was inducted last year. I'd do more nominations but I think forum merabers should also have a chance to nominate their favorites even if I end up voting against them. I apologize if my musical taste isn't a mirror of your own tastes.

I've been in the forum a year and I've done 1 of the 18 nominations which is more than my share. I'll probably make another one during my second year but I'm not about to sandbag the forum with a flood of nominations because that that would make me an ill mannered troll, wouldn't it?

I'm not sure why I'm getting backlash for posting my honest opinion on a thread where my honest opinion was asked for. I even got an email from a forum moderator asking me to post on the CCR nomination. I'm at a loss to understand what's behind that distainful attitude of yours. Am I not entitled to express my own honest opinion as a forum meraber?

I don't harbor any ill will toward you nor do I feel morally superior to anyone else in this forum. I'm a meraber of this forum to share and discuss music. I'm not sure why you're here but if you need to pass judgement on my to validate yourself, at least have your facts straight before you post your verdict.

If you want to discuss music then do so, but posting an emoticon with rolling eyes and insinuating that I have some sort of personality disorder isn't discussing music.
 
I don't necessarily see it as hypocrisy. I think most people who seem (to you) to vote in a that manner do take both sides into account (even if they're not aware of it.) For instance, maybe you're not a fan of the Velvet Underground but you think they're okay. Now if this was all from a subjective point of view you'd vote no obviously. However since you don't think they're that bad and you listen to them now again you then take that, and their influence, into account and vote yes. Now you take an artist like Chuck Berry, you understand his influence but you don't like his music in the slightest - obviously you're going to vote no just because, even though he meets one criteria, he doesn't meet the other more subjective criteria. Basically I think you're being too quick to judge and I think people should be allowed to vote however they want. I don't believe it's nearly as flippant as you make it out to be.
 
I'm gonna say no, I liked Daydream Nation, but when it comes down to personal opinion, I don't find them interesting at all.
 
^ If I quoted posts for my signature, i'd use this one.


Music is absolutely a primal need, Joy Division deserves consideration based on their influence, but just as Zeppelin can not be excluded solely because they influenced bad popular music, Joy division can not be included solely because they influenced thoughtful (although good is sometimes debatable) music.

My biggest question is: ARE TWO ALBUMS ENOUGH TO GET YOU IN?
 
Nominated by Akira

Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Chances are that if you’ve seen a film set in Vietnam, you’ve already heard Creedence Clearwater Revival. However, there’s more to CCR than ‘Fortunate Son’. As a band, CCR enjoyed their success between the late 60s and the early 70s before disbanding around 1972, they had a string of hits and their success mainly came from their singles rather than their albums. That said, Creedence still had two or three great albums, thei most famous being Cosmo’s Factory. Argueably one of the most important American banRAB, Creedence Clearwater Revival was lead by John Fogerty. Fogerty’s distinct, gutteral vocals added an extra dimension to the songs he wrote, which often highlighted the way people were feeling on social issues. Despite coming from San Francisco, they popularized the sound of Southern Music, which other banRAB were able to take advantage of in the 70s. But at the heart of it, their music was good old rock and roll, peppered with funky basslines, simple yet effective licks and it all seemed to flow effortlessly. They released seven albums in four years that they were active and erabedded themselves into American music history, becoming one of the most played artists on American radio as well as seeping into popular culture including film, television and books.

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Albums of note: Cosmo's Factory (1970) Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) Green River (1969) Bayou Country (1969)
 
I haven't heard nearly enough Yes to cast a vote quite yet.

In the middle of a download spree, getting:
Tormato
90125
The Yes Album
Fragile
Big Generator

Maybe I'll be able to cast a vote by the end of the week.
 
I don't know the skit and I'm as confused as you are about my post - usually I have enough sense to hit 'delete' rather than 'submit reply' after I write shit like that. I didn't realize that I'd posted anything here til now .. how erabarrassing.
 
If artists like Elliott Smith get in, then the hall of fame will just become "Artists that some people on rab like" and we will have like 500 artists in there.
 
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